Bible
This Gospel is symbolized by a lion and is often called the “shortest Gospel”.
What is the Gospel of St. Mark?
The 3 liturgies in the coptic church.
What is St. Cyril, St. Basil, St. Gregory?
The hymn Taishori is about this.
What is the Censer (Shoria)?
The representation of incense.
What is prayers being lifted up?
Explain the example of the pig and the eagle.
What is that feeding the "pig" our bodies weighs down the eagle from flying, but feeding our "eagle" the spirit strengthens the eagle to fly while carrying the pig.
The shortest book in the Bible.
What is 3 John?
Abouna washes his hands this many times during liturgy.
What is 3?
Define Hoos.
What is Praise?
The Censer and the charcoal inside symbolize this.
What is St. Mary carrying Jesus in her womb?
The Orthodox creed was created here.
What are the first and second ecumenical councils?
When David stayed in Jerusalem, he saw this woman and committed adultery with her.
Who is Bathsheba?
The number of times the Orthodox Creed is said in the FULL liturgy and when.
What is 5 times? (1 in vespers, 1 in matins, 1 in offering of the lamb, 1 in the liturgy of the faithful, 1 more during Midnight Praises)?
The 2nd Hoos is the praise of this.
What is Praise of thanksgiving?
This is the number of "Lambs" offered during the Offering of the Lamb.
What is any odd number - 3 or more?
The 3 vows of monastic life.
What are Poverty, Chastity, Obedience?
The books written by Solomon in the Bible. (How many and which ones)
What is 4?
Song of Solomon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and some Psalms
Part of the Liturgy where the bread and wine turn into the Body and Blood.
What is After the institution Narrative Or after Amen, Amen, Amen?
The long hymn that is sung many times during Palm Sunday.
What is Evlogimenos?
The bells on the shoria represent this.
What are the 12 Apostles?
Name the first council, the heresy that was discussed and which saint led the fight against it.
What is Nicea, Arian heresy about the idea that the father is greater than the son, the fight against it was led by St. Athanasius.
He was the first of the apostles to openly confess, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”
Who is St. Peter?
Abouna holds a napkin to his head in the shape of a triangle to represent this.
What is the seal of the tomb of Christ?
The Fourth Hoos is derived form three psalms.
What are Psalms 148, 149, & 150?
The words that are stamped around the orbana is called this.
What is Trisagion? (“Agios Otheos, Agios Esheros, Agios Athanatos” = Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal)
The two kings who were mentioned during the Babylonian Exile with Daniel and the 1st deportation
Who are King Nebuchadnezzar and King Jehoiakim